Mia Mariu Pin It To Win It Contest!

Mia Mariu is giving away Five $200 Shopping Sprees in our Pin It To Win It Contest!

To enter our Pinterest contest follow these steps:

1.   Log onto Pinterest and follow Mia Mariu (www.pinterest.com/miamariu)

2.   Create a board and name it “My Mia Mariu Makeup Bag.” Use category ’Hair and Beauty’ for your board.

3.   Pin products from our website (www.miamariu.com) onto your board that you would love to have in your makeup bag.

4.   Use hashtag #MiaBeauty in each of your pins.

5.   Email your board URL to pintowin@miamariu.com

6.   Contest submissions must be received by May 29th, 2013 at 11:59pm CST.

7. Five (5) winners will be selected at random to win a $200 shopping spree. Each winner can have their favorite items in their Mia Mariu Makeup Bag!

About Mía Mariú:

Mía Mariú is a Dallas based social selling company that creates entrepreneurial opportunities for women.  Mia offers a stylish and lucrative home-based business opportunity that is fun and rewarding, combining the power of ecommerce, social networking and personal service behind extraordinary natural health and beauty products.  Beauty and health go hand in hand.  Mía’s high performance products, formulated with the most natural ingredients available, help you to achieve vibrant beauty and health inside and out. Mía offers natural botanical skin care, nutritional supplements, mineral cosmetics, perfecting brushes and fine fragrances.  The natural botanicals in Mía’s skin care products were chosen to promote a natural, gentle transformation to work in harmony with your skin’s natural function.  Today’s diverse beauty mosaic calls for makeup that is flattering and wearable that enhances your natural beauty without an artificial appearance.  Our minerals offer you lightweight, long-lasting, non-pore blocking, breathable foundations, blushes and bronzers that match your natural skin tone and create a healthy appearance.  All formulas provide superb coverage with sun protection that is gentle and safe for sensitive skin.  Our stick and lip glosses are a vitamin-rich hydrating formula that gives your lips an irresistible look. 
Come Reveal Your Unique Shade of Beauty!  Beauty and Health in Harmony!

Tips For Perfect Summer Makeup

Summertime is perfect for outdoor barbecues cooling off in the pool, taking exciting road trips, and having fun in general. However, summertime is certainly not perfect for make-up. If you’re tired of losing your face as the hot summer sun melts your foundation and makes your eye makeup run, then you will love these tips for applying (and maintaining) perfect summertime makeup.

1. Always Use Primer

It might seem counter-intuitive to use a cream-like primer during the hot summer months, but doing so will work wonders for your summertime makeup. A primer will not only help you to apply your makeup more smoothly, but it will also help your makeup to last. Primers are very light-weight and they prepare your face for makeup just like paint primer prepares the rooms in your home for a new coat of paint. Try applying makeup with and without primer and by the end of the day you are sure to notice a difference.

2. Lighten Up Your Application

If you are used to applying layers and layers of makeup to cover up your pasty wintertime skin, you had better break that habit this summer. The lighter your makeup applications, the better, because you will have less makeup melting and your skin will be able to breathe better. To make your makeup more noticeable without having to cake it on, opt for bright eyeshadow that can be easily seen with only a light application, and try to choose a foundation that is light and airy instead of heavy. You may even decide to use a powder foundation on top of a light primer during the summertime instead of a liquid foundation. Just use the type of foundation that is most comfortable for you and is most likely to stay on throughout the entire day.

3. Use A Bronzer

To bring out a subtle summertime glow when you haven’t yet had the chance to develop a tan, use a bronzer as naturally as you can. A good bronzer can make your teeth look whiter and can make your eyes stand out, but the key is to not use it over your entire face. Apply a light layer of bronzer to only those areas of your face where the sun most naturally hits – on the top of your nose, your cheekbones, chin, and forehead. Remember that the idea is to make it look like you have a natural tan, so don’t go overboard. To deposit less color, use a large brush and tap the excess bronzer off of it before applying it to your face.

4. Ditch Your Lipstick

During the summertime your lips need to be able to breathe, so ditch the heavy lipsticks and go for colored lip balm or light lip gloss instead. Tinted lip balms are very light-weight and can keep your lips from getting chapped in the summer heat. They also provide a subtle glow and hint of color, which is perfect for those summer months when you want to downplay your lips and draw more attention to your eyes.

If you follow these simple tips you will have a more natural, beautiful glow this summer and you won’t need to worry about makeup constantly melting off of your face. 

Drink Recipe: Chocolate Delight

Chocolate Delight

Ingredients

·         2 ounces Baileys Original Irish Cream

·         1/4 ounce Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

·         1/4 ounce vodka

Preparation

1.    Add Baileys Original Irish Cream, vodka, and Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

2.    Shake with ice and strain into martini glass

3.    Garnish with raspberries

Relax and Enjoy!

Infographic: The Act of Aging

The Do's and Don't that will help you age gracefully.

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Jamboo Creations HearthSoft Giveaway

Prize: Jamboo Creations 
HearthSoft custom made hearth cushion (A.L.L. Review)

ARV $330

Hosted by:

A Lucky Ladybug
and
A Ladybug on the Go

Jamboo Creations was started by parents looking for the same solution to this normal problem encountered by tons of new parents! HearthSoft is the amazing creation made by these parents which is a protective AND comfortable cover for your fireplace.

"Each HearthSoft™ is individually cut and professionally sewn in our very own workroom in Atlanta, GA. Our goal is to make quality products that are truly unique in design and function for children in the home."
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Lanyard Elegance Giveaway *5 winners*

Lanyard Elegance (A.L.L. Review)

**5 Prize Winners - Choice of Lanyard**

Hosted by:

A Lucky Ladybug and Tyrneathem

After having to wear the same old black lanyard to work each day the ladies at Lanyard Elegance started beading their own creations as a hobby more or less.  Through hard work and a lot of testing they have now created a unique and beautiful design that is made to last and show off your own personal style.  You can compliment your outfits each day as you would with a necklace by picking out a different style lanyard.

These are not your average made cheap quality product.  They are very heavy duty!  Each lanyard at Lanyard Elegance is hand made with crystals from Austria and the Czech Republic, with a very secure but easy open clasp.  Currently there are 33 styles/designs to choose from but you can always custom order something special like your favorite team colors or something to match your favorite outfit exactly!

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Benefits of Moissanite Jewelry

More and more, moissanite is becoming a popular choice for engagement rings and other special jewelry. Although a moissanite ring isn’t a diamond ring, it is as close as you can get, and nobody can tell the difference. If you are sweating the cost of an engagement ring, but you really want to impress your future fiancé, the following are some benefits of moissanite that you should understand.

An Affordable Option

To get a large, high quality diamond that will really impress your girlfriend, you will be looking at some pretty high prices. If you choose to have a pink diamond in there, the cost will go up even more. At that point, you have some options for saving money. One thing you can do is to find a smaller diamond. You could look for one that is scored lower in terms of color and clarity. You could purchase a diamond with a larger flaw. Of course, none of that sounds very romantic, so you might want to look into lab diamonds. Moissanite is a type of lab created diamond that costs considerably less than a mined diamond of the same size, cut, color, and clarity.

The Brilliance

When you set a lab diamond next to a mined diamond, the lab diamond will be just as brilliant as the mined one. Most people cannot tell the difference between a moissanite diamond and a mined diamond because of the brilliance. Other types of fake diamonds, such as cubic zirconia and other synthetic types are easier to spot because they are not very brilliant.

The Shape

Moissanite is just as versatile as a real diamond when it comes to the shape. If you have already started shopping for rings, you may have noticed that diamonds can be round, marquise, princess, heart, oval, baguette, and other shapes. One of the advantages of choosing a moissanite diamond is that you can get the ring you want with the diamond shaped like you want it. The options for design, style, and shape are just the same as they are for mined diamonds.

Combination

If you still have the romantic idea that you need to have real diamonds in the engagement set, consider a combination of moissanite and mined diamonds. You could use moissanite for the center stone, with diamonds surrounding the center stone, or even wrapped around the wedding band. Because their chemical and physical properties are the same, nobody will be able to tell the difference between the lab and the real diamonds.

One thing to keep in mind before you buy a ring is to talk to your girlfriend about the choices you have. She might have an idea in mind already of what she wants her ring to look like. She might not be okay with the decision to have a lab diamond in her set, and you will need to explain to her the financial and other benefits of going this route. After she understands, she will probably be more willing to have a moissanite diamond, whether is it paired with mined diamonds or not. Talk to your girlfriend and start looking at rings from Moissanite.com today.